Commodity Research Bureau Index

Commodity Research Bureau Index

An index that tracks the price movements of commodities. The CRB does not follow any one commodity sector but rather the overall direction of commodities generally. The CRB is watched by both commodity and bondinvestors because the prices of commodities and bonds tend to move in opposite directions due to inflation.

They are monthly price indexes for the CPI, the Commodity Research Bureau index of commodity prices, the Journal of Commerce index, and the Producer Price Index for crude materials from 1955:1 to 1987:4.

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